Wednesday, May 21, 2003
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Wednesday, May 21, 2003 |
Morgan named new commanderSeventeen-year old Tim Morgan of Hogansville is the new cadet commander of the Peachtree City Falcon Field Composite Squadron of Civil Air Patrol. The new top cadet, in a traditional military ceremony, received the squadron flag from the hands of outgoing cadet commander Cadet Lt. Col. John Waters of Peachtree City. The change of command took place in front of the assembled squadron on the evening of April 17 on the grounds of Heritage Christian Church in Fayetteville. Morgan, a cadet Captain, joined CAP in November 1999 after seeing cadets working a Wings Over Dixie Air Show at Falcon Field. The new cadet leader says that he was attracted to CAP by "the fact that the cadets in the program have real responsibilities, that CAP offers the young person the opportunity to lead other people." He went on to say that he "hopes to carry on the tradition of keeping his squadron the best in Georgia" and that he "would like to give the cadets the same great experiences and opportunities I have had." His younger brother Matt is also a CAP cadet officer. Tim credits his first cadet commander, Nick Matcheck of Peachtree City, as being an early-on example "of what I wanted to be one day." Outside of CAP, Tim credits his parents for supporting him and urging him "to stick with it". Tim, who is home-schooled, has future plans to attend a local college for a year and then enroll in a larger college, join ROTC, and major in an aerospace field. In addition to his Civil Air Patrol duties, Tim says he "enjoys almost any sport, including racquetball, tennis, basketball, roller hockey, running, surfing and skateboarding." And as if that wasn't enough, Tim says "for a hobby" he has taken up amateur filmmaking.
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